Andrew’s Spring 2018 Update

21 March 2018

Fall and winter terms were an exciting time for me, with the arrival of our new 3D printer and the in-class trial of one of my Augmented Reality (AR) applications.…

Carly’s Spring 2018 Update

21 March 2018

This term I’m looking forward to more sunshine and outdoor running! But I’m also looking forward to the data collection phase for a few of my research projects. I’ve got…

Celeste’s Spring 2018 Update

21 March 2018

This term I’m drawing inspiration from the presentation and conversations I participated in at Reed College’s Transforming Undergraduate Student Research In The Digital Age conference. I co-presented with Sarah Calhoun…

5 Things to know about Edublogs/WP and New Google Sites

5 March 2018

Thinking about platforms for public-facing student work? Each has its own pros and cons, and there are several key factors to think about: What are the platform’s policies for how…

Attending the First SheHacks

21 February 2018

From January 26th to January 28th, I had the honor of attending SheHacks Boston. SheHacks is… “… a 36-hour, student-run hackathon open to all female and non-binary individuals. Led by…

Language Assessment Data Visualization

21 February 2018

The language department requested for an analysis and visualization of the data on fifty-nine 204-level students and would like to know how their starting course (101, 102, 103, or 204)…

Physics Inventory Database: Image Optimization Instructions

21 February 2018

This is a subtask of the Carl-Olaf physics inventory database project to provide instructions and assistance to the student worker who will take photos of physics equipment and upload them…

Carly Born presents at ELI 2018!

20 February 2018

Carly recently presented a poster at the Educause Learning Initiative’s Annual Meeting with Liz Evans, Director of the Liberal Arts Consortium for Online Learning (LACOL), titled “Collaboration Towards a Diagnostic and Refresher Framework for…

Carly answers questions at a poster session; man in suit jacket with back to camera gestures at a series of visualizations on the poster.

What is Data Science?

6 February 2018

Data Science is a sometimes difficult-to-define, increasingly popular and buzzword-y professional field that encompasses the following: People have told me (namely my boss at Vertex Pharmaceuticals and a speaker who…

Data Science Venn Diagram